Notes from Marji Roy on using Google Apps for Education
Google Apps for Education: http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/ Free email (with filtering)-Messaging-Shared Calendars - can use your own mail address. Ashford is using .ashfordct.org yet it is still a gmail account. Free online software for collaboration – docs, spreadsheet, presentation Web Site CMS software
Recommended Google Implementer- Jim McNelis http://ditoweb.com/home/
Ashford used this person to help with implementation. Price was very reasonable and is located in same time zone so works same hours. Has worked with other schools.
Ashford School Assured Expreiences http://sites.google.com/site/ashfordtechlessons/Home
This links is for the website created to share assured experience lesson plans created by Ashford School Staff. It is a sample website created in Google Sites.
Ashford School Home Page http://sites.google.com/site/ashfordschoolct/Home
This is another example of a site created in Google Sites. If you go to the Classroom Connections Page you will connect to the individual sites created by each teacher for their class. We had each teacher create their own site so they would have editing privileges and we did not need to open the entire site to all.
Google Apps for Education:
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/
Free email (with filtering) - Messaging - Shared Calendars - can use your own mail address. Ashford is using .ashfordct.org yet it is still a gmail account.
Free online software for collaboration – docs, spreadsheet, presentation
Web Site CMS software
Recommended Google Implementer- Jim McNelis
http://ditoweb.com/home/
Ashford used this person to help with implementation. Price was very reasonable and is located in same time zone so works same hours. Has worked with other schools.
Ashford School Assured Expreiences
http://sites.google.com/site/ashfordtechlessons/Home
This links is for the website created to share assured experience lesson plans created by Ashford School Staff. It is a sample website created in Google Sites.
Ashford School Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/ashfordschoolct/Home
This is another example of a site created in Google Sites. If you go to the Classroom Connections Page you will connect to the individual sites created by each teacher for their class. We had each teacher create their own site so they would have editing privileges and we did not need to open the entire site to all.